Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

[evanovitch]

was well bungle gainst di cole....mi seh mi neva know seh Fall wedda cudda so bloody cole n it come awn sudden too...wen mi reach eena di place, di usual lady tek one look pon mi an stawt laff...an even wid dat, she mek mi usual 6 expresso shots ova ice so pass it to mi....n mi neva intend fi get dat tru mi did cole but still...den di security guard , dis likkle ole man stawt tawk to mi bout him lass trip to yaad...of course, mi come to find out seh is juss 6hrs him deh deh tru is a cruise him did deh pon

but him come from Newfoundland n him a tell mi seh wen him a likkle bwoy , dem use fi swap saalfish fi yaad rum wid di Jcans...but him neva cawl it rum, it use anodda wud ...mi figet rite yah now

but mi was so wrap up today..n di breeze whe blow was not joking...di amount a leaf an branch weh blow dung pon fi mi street, it show juss how strong di breeze was...even mi get nudge likkle, while walking cross some parking lots

but mi no tink seh mi n dis cole a go 'gree none tall n smaddy even tell mi seh snow suppose fi fall dis satdeh a come

naw, mi no tink mi an dis wedda a go gree

[halfwaytree]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">was well bungle gainst di cole....mi seh mi neva know seh Fall wedda cudda so bloody cole n it come awn sudden too...wen mi reach eena di place, di usual lady tek one look pon mi an stawt laff...an even wid dat, she mek mi usual 6 expresso shots ova ice so pass it to mi....n mi neva intend fi get dat tru mi did cole but still...den di security guard , dis likkle ole man stawt tawk to mi bout him lass trip to yaad...of course, mi come to find out seh is juss 6hrs him deh deh tru is a cruise him did deh pon

but him come from Newfoundland n him a tell mi seh wen him a likkle bwoy , dem use fi swap saalfish fi yaad rum wid di Jcans...but him neva cawl it rum, it use anodda wud ...mi figet rite yah now

but mi was so wrap up today..n di breeze whe blow was not joking...di amount a leaf an branch weh blow dung pon fi mi street, it show juss how strong di breeze was...even mi get nudge likkle, while walking cross some parking lots

but mi no tink seh mi n dis cole a go 'gree none tall n smaddy even tell mi seh snow suppose fi fall dis satdeh a come

naw, mi no tink mi an dis wedda a go gree </div></div>



I know you said you have been through the winter before, but honestly, it's still September for God's sake. How yu gwoin manage February?

The old Newfi was probably talkin' bout Screech...

[Hush Darlin]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

Hush Vannie
You betta get out you lang drawz dem
caa winta up wey u dey staawt arready and it ongle a go get worse and can lass til all June nexx year

[RichD]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

naw, mi no tink mi an dis wedda a go gree </div></div> so it go, yuh hear bout it an yuh nuh believe it til yuh see it

[Hush Darlin]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

naw, mi no tink mi an dis wedda a go gree </div></div> so it go, yuh hear bout it an yuh nuh believe it til yuh <span style="font-weight: bold">see</span> it </div></div>
in dis case is when she <span style="font-weight: bold">feel</span> it

[evanovitch]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

yes dat is di name...an u know di fuss time mi see him mi tink him was prejudice ...him seh hello to everybody else entering except fi moi....den dis time him hear mi a chat n i guess it figga seh mi a yaadie so him come wid him conversation....tun out to be a nice ole man...so mi tawk him into a real visit to Ja so him can go visit di Appleton estate...


u shudda hear di two a wi...him a reminisce bout di screech n mi a reminisce bout di good oletime saalfish...it was a joke...

den di lady in di starbucks have Spanish bakgrung as in modda country Spain...so she ask mi weh day if mi ha any good Jcan curry....mi did juss email mi fren a yaad so ask fi some betapac so mi had fi up di requess...so now mi a go share mi goat whe dis man in di meat shop a get fi mi...

mi go eena Peavey an mi an dis odda ole lady weh wuk deh a chat an mi gi har some good recipe...mi was looking at a grill fi di deck fi nex year but di price no reach weh mi wan...wen mi outside eena di parking lot, she come out deh come tell me dat dem having customer appreciation sale in Oct so mi fi wait till den but no fi rell nobody seh she come tell mi dat

so u can see dat mi an mi fellow Albertans a get awn well...except fi di Africans,,,wen mi seh hi to dem dem juss look pon mi...mi a wonda if is cause mi obviously mix r wat...fi real...wid all di fake hair weh dem ooman a flex, dem still look like dem a look dung pon a mix black

a so dem stay up yah r wat....but mi notice seh di men dem deh wid white ooman so wat up wid my skintone ?

[evanovitch]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

if it snow dis weekend mi a come stay wid u fi a minit

[evanovitch]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

u no wan come visit mi dearie...juss so we can chat etc ..u can bring di fambily..dem can stay a hotel but u can stay wid mi

[Boricua_papi]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">was well bungle gainst di cole....mi seh mi neva know seh Fall wedda cudda so bloody cole n it come awn sudden too...wen mi reach eena di place, di usual lady tek one look pon mi an stawt laff...an even wid dat, she mek mi usual 6 expresso shots ova ice so pass it to mi....n mi neva intend fi get dat tru mi did cole but still...den di security guard , dis likkle ole man stawt tawk to mi bout him lass trip to yaad...of course, mi come to find out seh is juss 6hrs him deh deh tru is a cruise him did deh pon

but him come from Newfoundland n him a tell mi seh wen him a likkle bwoy , dem use fi swap saalfish fi yaad rum wid di Jcans...but him neva cawl it rum, it use anodda wud ...mi figet rite yah now

but mi was so wrap up today..n di breeze whe blow was not joking...di amount a leaf an branch weh blow dung pon fi mi street, it show juss how strong di breeze was...even mi get nudge likkle, while walking cross some parking lots

but mi no tink seh mi n dis cole a go 'gree none tall n smaddy even tell mi seh snow suppose fi fall dis satdeh a come

naw, mi no tink mi an dis wedda a go gree </div></div>

*duss awf mi patwah-english dictionary*

[RichD]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">u no wan come visit mi dearie...juss so we can chat etc ..u can bring di fambily..dem can stay a hotel but u can stay wid mi </div></div> out deh too cold for me...

[evanovitch]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

memba seh dis a real patois whe mi learn at di knee of various forebearers of di artform so mek sure a no di latess crap whe some a try sell as patois dictionary

[evanovitch]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

mi wi warm u not to mention di two dawg weh a slowly move mi outta mi own bed...mi seh is like is fi dem bed an mi fi go draw cova eena fi dem likkle ones...a juss likkle while mi tek up dem blankets fi wash an a seh mi mite as well no bodda cause mi cudden tell di lass time dem lie dung pon dem eena dem bed...

dis mawning dem wake mi up at 7.30 n mi gi dem brekfass n den dem head bak to mi bed an wen mi go bak mi had was fi gwane bad fi get a kotch pon mi own bed...

is three, count dem , 'tree down quilt mi had pon mi bed , a space heater n mi di central heat a clik awn n off...

[Hush Darlin]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">if it snow dis weekend mi a come stay wid u fi a minit </div></div>
ongle fe a minit???
u kno sey we can get Betpac curry dung yah

[evanovitch]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

den sen mi two pac n mi wi reimburse u...Gracia wi grateful too cause she seh har son tell har seh di lass curry she cook neva all dat...she need fi get di yaad curry..so from mi big up di betapac she a mention it nuff....wen mi complain bout di cole an how mi mite haffi liff awf go yaad fi thaw, she seh mi fi go so mi can bring bak di curry dat much faster...

[Nylah]

Re: Mi go starbucks dis mawning n dem laff awfta mi, tru mi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">so u can see dat mi an mi fellow Albertans a get awn well...except fi di Africans,,,wen mi seh hi to dem dem juss look pon mi...mi a wonda if is cause mi obviously mix r wat...fi real...wid all di fake hair weh dem ooman a flex, dem still look like dem a look dung pon a mix black

</div></div>

no sah. most can be a way towards all of us....very few African women will greet you back if you say hello. That has been my experience. The men may be a bit more friendly but that seems to depend on where in Africa they are from.